A few days ago, I was talking to a new friend who’s super active in the world of social justice. Despite the fact that healing the world is her life’s work, she spoke of how sometimes she’s filled with despair. She sees racism in everyone and everything, including herself. She sees it in every institution. She sees […]
So often we aim for perfection, thinking that anything less will make our efforts unacceptable. We slave away under a barrage of self-criticism thinking if we do otherwise people will see what we’ve created and be like, “Pass.” But that’s not true. Heart is what’s gripping. To make something riveting it needs to be real […]
When I was an undergrad at dance school, most of the boy dancers would really claim their confidence. Many of the boys could barely turn a pirouette or point their foot and still they’d get out on the floor to do their combinations all like, “Watch this!” At the same time, often girl dancers with […]
You see a bunch of psychics and they all tell you you’ll get the thing you want and then… you don’t. Every five minutes you get a new sign that you and your beloved are supposed to be together buuuuut… s/he doesn’t return your phone calls. You have a strong intuition that you should do […]
Why don’t those high school career aptitude tests have any option for professional witch? Do you: Love mythology, folk and fairy tales? Feel your heart swell when you see an especially friendly piece of Spirit Quartz? Consider Gaia your girlfriend? Identify wholeheartedly as a feminist? Love to write, move, and make things? Want to help […]
Blessed Be: A Night of Occult Performances Celebrating occult performance and programming throughout the year focused on the occult, mysticism, and the unknown, San Diego Art Institute will once again put the “cult” in “culture”. This event will feature new performances by Amanda Yates Garcia (The Oracle of Los Angeles), Molly Jo Shea, and Angela […]
What do writers and witches have in common? They both appear on the OtherPpl Podcast with Brad Listi. Tune in to the recent episode wherein Brad and I discussed: how one becomes a witch, magical techniques to get that book deal, the best place to spot fairies, what’s wrong with the porn industry and what […]